Re: [gardeners] harison's yellow rose
Dick Tripp (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 14:54:24 -0700 (PDT)
Liz: Another member of the Beales family "Amanda" has an excellent
book "Old-Fashioned Roses - Their care and Cultivation by Amanda Beales
ISBN 0-304-34118-5, Cassell Publishers. She is a very bright young lady
who has her own hybridization program in the family business. Book cost
about 10 pounds in UK; ~$16. Well worth the money. Dick
On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Liz Albrook wrote:
> Margaret Lauterbach <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
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> > Thanks, Gayle, good idea to leave a few canes. That rose was brought west
> > in covered wagons on the Oregon Trail. Don't know whether they brought a
> > root or two or a start in a can. But they survived and thrived. Hope
> > yours continues to recover. Best, Margaret
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> Just for kicks I checked Peter Beale's _Classic Roses_ to see if he
> had any specific instructions for harrison's yellow. (He does a good
> job of identifying species and hybrids that need pruning a little
> differently than the average OGR.) No special instructions so as
> long as you leave a few canes your rose should be fine. According to
> Beale, hard pruning performed during the dormant season poses no
> problem to species and "nearly species" roses.
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> I picked this book up several weeks ago at a Spokane bookstore and
> heartily recommend it to anyone with an interest in classic or old
> garden roses. There are about 600 color photos and an updated,
> expanded text (verses the earlier edition). Though there are some
> features lacking from the text (hardiness information, emphasis on
> grafted rather than own root roses, a lack of understanding of North
> American climate) it's an insightful, interesting book from one of
> the most respected rosarians of our time. Beale treats roses as
> shrubs, not as buds or flowers That perspective is helpful to
> folks like me who want to find the "perfect" rose for each spot in
> the garden.
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> Liz
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